SMART[contractility] plates

ASSEMBLY OF RING-SPHAPED ORGANOIDS

Cells are cultured on a substrate with microwells with a central pillar enabling the spontaneous formation of ring-shaped organoids

> Measure the contractility force through the deformation of the hydrogel based central pillar

> The organoids are kept in place during manipulation of the plates

> In one well you can have many organoids (up to 21) with reproducible sizes

> The substrates are ready to be used in your cell culture experiments

> The stiffness of the substrate can be tuned

> Easy and straightforward to use, since cells are seeded directly on top of the features and spontaneously form aggregates of cells in the format of rings

> Adaptable to any cell culture substrate (coverslips, Petri dishes, multiwell plates)

> The optically transparency of the gels makes these substrates compatible with high-resolution optical microscopy systems

> Get in touch with us if you would like to customize these substrates

SMART[sphero] plates

ASSEMBLY OF SPHEROIDS

Cells are cultured on a substrate with microwells enabling the spontaneous formation of spheroids

> The size of the spheroids depends only on the amount of cells

> The microwells have a contact point enabling the spheroid to stay anchored during manipulation

> In one well you can have many spheroids (up to 91) with reproducible sizes

> The substrates are ready to be used in your cell culture experiments

> Easy and straightforward to use, since cells are seeded directly on top of the features and spontaneously form aggregates of cells in the format of spheroids

> Adaptable to any cell culture substrate (coverslips, Petri dishes, multiwell plates)

> The optically transparency of the gels makes these substrates compatible with high-resolution optical microscopy systems

> Get in touch with us if the microwells design do suit your precise needs

Hydrogels

MICROSTRUCTURED SURFACES

Cells are cultured in a 3D environment (different stiffnesses, either flat or microstructured, to mimic in vivo conditions).

> Stiffness of the substrate can be chosen from very soft (1 kPa) to very hard (50 kPa)

> Wide range of substrates topography available (flat, round wells, square wells, grooves, etc.)

> The gel based substrates are ready to be used in your cell culture experiments

> Easy and straightforward to use, since cells are seeded directly on top of the features (convenient to confine non migrating cells)

> Pre-coated with ECM matrix (e.g. fibronectin)

> Adaptable to any cell culture substrate (coverslips, Petri dishes, multiwell plates)

> The optically transparency of the gels makes these substrates compatible with high-resolution optical microscopy systems

> Contact us if you want a customized design